diff --git a/conf/app.ini b/conf/app.ini
index 834923d1..fe279cb5 100644
--- a/conf/app.ini
+++ b/conf/app.ini
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@ APP_NAME = Gogs - Go Git Service
 
 [server]
 HTTP_ADDR = 
-HTTP_PORT = 3000
\ No newline at end of file
+HTTP_PORT = 3000
+
+[database]
+DB_TYPE = mysql
+HOST = 
+NAME = gogs
+USER = root
+PASSWD = root
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 0d49162d..b4e69d94 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@
 
 package models
 
-import "github.com/lunny/xorm"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+	"github.com/lunny/xorm"
+
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/utils"
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/utils/log"
+)
 
 var (
 	orm          *xorm.Engine
@@ -30,3 +39,37 @@ type PullRequest struct {
 type Comment struct {
 	Id int64
 }
+
+func setEngine() {
+	dbType := utils.Cfg.MustValue("database", "DB_TYPE")
+	dbHost := utils.Cfg.MustValue("database", "HOST")
+	dbName := utils.Cfg.MustValue("database", "NAME")
+	dbUser := utils.Cfg.MustValue("database", "USER")
+	dbPwd := utils.Cfg.MustValue("database", "PASSWD")
+
+	var err error
+	switch dbType {
+	case "mysql":
+		orm, err = xorm.NewEngine("mysql", fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v@%v/%v?charset=utf8",
+			dbUser, dbPwd, dbHost, dbName))
+	default:
+		log.Critical("Unknown database type: %s", dbType)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Critical("models.init -> Conntect database: %s", dbType)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	//x.ShowDebug = true
+	orm.ShowErr = true
+	//x.ShowSQL = true
+
+	log.Trace("Initialized database -> %s", dbName)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	setEngine()
+	orm.Sync(new(User))
+}
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index ec88edde..bc9b8fc7 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func RegisterUser(user *User) (err error) {
 	user.Avatar = utils.EncodeMd5(user.Email)
 	user.Created = time.Now()
 	user.Updated = time.Now()
+	user.EncodePasswd()
 	_, err = orm.Insert(user)
 	return err
 }
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func DeleteUser(user *User) error {
 }
 
 // EncodePasswd encodes password to safe format.
-func (user *User) EncodePasswd(pass string) error {
+func (user *User) EncodePasswd() error {
 	newPasswd, err := scrypt.Key([]byte(user.Passwd), []byte("!#@FDEWREWR&*("), 16384, 8, 1, 64)
 	user.Passwd = fmt.Sprintf("%x", newPasswd)
 	return err
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ func (user *User) EncodePasswd(pass string) error {
 
 // LoginUserPlain validates user by raw user name and password.
 func LoginUserPlain(name, passwd string) (*User, error) {
-	user := User{Name: name}
-	if err := user.EncodePasswd(passwd); err != nil {
+	user := User{Name: name, Passwd: passwd}
+	if err := user.EncodePasswd(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/utils/log/log.go b/utils/log/log.go
index e5c0b21c..0634bde6 100644
--- a/utils/log/log.go
+++ b/utils/log/log.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ func init() {
 	logger.SetLogger("console", "")
 }
 
+func Trace(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	logger.Trace(format, v...)
+}
+
 func Info(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	logger.Info(format, v...)
 }
@@ -27,3 +31,7 @@ func Error(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 func Warn(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	logger.Warn(format, v...)
 }
+
+func Critical(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	logger.Critical(format, v...)
+}